prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
application; request; petition
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
business owner; entrepreneur
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
ability; capability; skill
underworld; underside of society
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
national border; provincial border
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
rationalization; justification
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
another family; another house
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
society; public; community; social studies
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
support; backing; aid; assistance
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize